windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
with no regard to appearances; not caring about how one looks
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
clearing of accounts; evening-up of accounts; liquidation
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
force (bulldoze) one's way through
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
story; tale; talk; discussion
headquarters; head office; main office
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
don't worry; no worries; never mind
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
plural; multiple; plural (number)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
rest; break; recess; intermission
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
success or failure; outcome; result
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)